Elon College / In the present day at Elon / Neighborhood Well being Replace for August 24

A weekly replace from Vice President for Scholar Life Jon Dooley with neighborhood well being data, essential assets and bulletins of any adjustments to protocols.

Expensive College students, School, and Workers,

Key data on this week’s Neighborhood Well being Replace:

• Monkeypox case in Alamance County
• HealthEU web site launched
• Find time for neighborhood traditions
• TimelyCare digital medical and psychological well being assets for college kids
• Neighborhood well being standing replace

Monkeypox case in Alamance County

On Friday, August 19, the Alamance County Well being Division announced the prognosis of the primary case of monkeypox in Alamance County. Members of the Elon College neighborhood are inspired to go to the Elon monkeypox webpage for up to date details about the virus, together with signs, testing, therapy, and prevention steps.

HealthEU web site launched

Final week the college launched the HealthEU initiative with an easy-to-remember web site URL: www.elon.edu/HealthEU. The positioning consists of data and assets organized by the six dimensions of wellness: neighborhood, emotional, monetary, bodily, goal, and social. The positioning additionally contains a calendar of health-related events/activities and complete lists of assets and companies organized particularly for students and for faculty and staff.

Find time for neighborhood traditions

The undergraduate class schedule on fundamental campus consists of two breaks every week, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:40-10:30 a.m.

• Every Tuesday is a time for College Coffee – a chance to assemble with college students, school, and workers on Phi Beta Kappa Commons, take pleasure in espresso and refreshments, join with mates and colleagues, and go to data tables from campus organizations and packages.
• The category break on Thursday is for Numen Lumen – a time for reflection and inspiration, that includes musical performances and a mirrored image from members of the college neighborhood. This 12 months’s theme is “Me: In My Personal Phrases,” encouraging the tales of our shared humanity.

Conferences and occasions are strongly discouraged throughout the Tuesday/Thursday breaks within the class schedule and all Elon college students, school, and workers are inspired to take a break for these moments of neighborhood and reflection.

TimelyCare digital medical and psychological well being assets

All college students have entry to TimelyCare, which was obtained positively by Elon college students throughout final 12 months’s pilot and has been expanded for the present tutorial 12 months. Companies out there embody:

• Medical:  24/7, on-demand or scheduled entry to a medical supplier that may deal with a variety of frequent diseases like chilly and flu, sinus an infection, allergic reactions and extra
• TalkNow:  24/7, on-demand entry to a psychological well being skilled to speak about something at any time
• Scheduled Counseling:  scheduled choices to talk to a licensed counselor – night and weekend appointments out there
• Well being Teaching:  entry to a dietary specialist to assist with more healthy life-style behaviors associated to sleep points, weight administration, and extra
• Group Periods:  weekly guided meditation and yoga group classes, plus specialised discussions all year long.
• Psychiatry:  entry to no-cost psychiatry companies (out there by referral solely; contact Counseling Companies at 336-278-7280 for extra data)

TimelyCare is on the market to college students when courses are in session and through breaks, from anyplace in the USA, and with none further value or charges. Go to the TimelyCare website to log-in or obtain the TimelyCare app.

Neighborhood well being standing replace

Every Tuesday afternoon by 4 p.m. the college COVID-19 webpage is up to date with details about the standing of COVID-19 case reporting and on-campus testing. The positioning additionally consists of the hyperlink to the most recent details about the CDC COVID-19 community levels, that are at present at medium in Alamance County and excessive in Guilford County.

The following Neighborhood Well being Replace is scheduled for subsequent Wednesday, August 31, by 10:45 a.m.

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Jon Dooley, Ph.D.

Vice President for Scholar Life